JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The Coast Guard has called off a search for five crew members whose crab fishing vessel sank in the frigid waters off Alaska. The agency said they aren’t likely to be alive after Tuesday’s disaster. Two other crew members were rescued after making it into a life raft and told authorities that no one else did….
NEW YORK, N.Y. (AP) — Women directed more of the most popular movies in 2019 than in any year before. A study released Thursday by the USC Annenberg Inclusion Initiative reports that 12 of 2019’s top 100-grossing films were helmed by women. That number is greater than researchers have recorded before. The findings suggest that some measure of change is…
(file photo) WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health officials will ban most flavored e-cigarettes popular with underage teenagers. But the plan from the Trump administration includes major exceptions that benefit companies that make and sell e-cigarettes and adults who use the nicotine-emitting devices. The Food and Drug Administration said Thursday the policy won’t affect menthol or tobacco flavors. The policy also…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Police say remains found in a Kentucky park are human. News outlets report the weathered bones were discovered Wednesday in Louisville’s Iroquois Park. Louisville Police Sgt. Lamont Washington said the case is being treated as a death investigation and officers are working closely with the coroner to determine an identity. No further information was immediately released.
NICHOLASVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Authorities say a Kentucky woman has fatally shot her adult son. News outlets report the shooting occurred on New Year’s Day at a home near Nicholasville. Jessamine County Sheriff’s Lt. Anthony Purcell said the mother called 911 after the shooting and told deputies the act was self-defense. Purcell said 30-year-old James Davis was shot in the…
(Credit: Pixabay)DALLAS, Texas (AP) — A Texas judge has sided with a Fort Worth hospital that plans to remove an 11-month-old girl from life support against her mother’s wishes. The mother of Tinslee Lewis had asked Judge Sandee Bryan Marion to issue an injunction in Tarrant County district court to ensure the Cook Children’s Medical Center doesn’t take the baby…
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) — Interpol has issued a wanted notice for former Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn, who jumped bail in Japan and fled to Lebanon rather than face trial on financial misconduct charges. His escape has baffled and embarrassed authorities. Lebanese Justice Minister Albert Serhan says Lebanon “will carry out its duties,” suggesting for the first time that the automotive…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Mark Esper says the US has indications that Iran or its proxy forces may be planning additional attacks against American interests in the Mideast. Esper spoke to reporters at the Pentagon two days after he sent several hundred paratroopers to Kuwait as a backup force in response to an attack on the U.S. Embassy compound…
TOKYO (AP) — Global shares are higher on optimism about a U.S.-China trade deal and on Chinese efforts to boost economic growth. Benchmarks in France and Britain are up on Thursday, which is the new year’s first day of trading. U.S. futures prices are also rising, suggesting gains on the market open in New York. Markets in Hong Kong and…
BERLIN, Germany (AP) — Three women are under investigation in Germany for launching paper sky lanterns blamed for igniting a fire that destroyed an ape house at a zoo. More than 30 animals died in the blaze at Krefeld Zoo that began in the first minutes of the new year. Police say the three local women _ a mother and…
